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The Sexual Orientation Equality Scheme

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are represented in every community in London, one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the world. The LGB community make a significant cultural, social, and economic contribution to London and although there is no hard data on the numbers of LGB people, as sexual orientation is not a specific category in the National Census, it is estimated that LGB people make up 10 per cent of London’s population.

The purpose of the Greater London Authority (GLA) Sexual Orientation Equality Scheme (SOES) is to outline in one document the methods the GLA uses now, and will use in the future, to ensure it promotes LGB equality and challenges discrimination and prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation. It also outlines the work already carried out to promote sexual orientation equality and its outcomes and priorities for action over the coming two years. The GLA’s aim is to make sexual orientation equality a central part of its work by putting it at the centre of policymaking, strategy formulation, service delivery and employment practice.

The document covers work the GLA does and work undertaken in partnership with the four other GLA group organisations, namely London Development Agency (LDA), the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), and Transport for London (TfL).

Sexual Orientation Equality Scheme PDF
Sexual Orientation Equality Scheme RTF

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